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\ A." J,V MC'MIILLEN', or nAVENsW-oon,

WEST 'VIRGINIA.

Letters Patent No. 97,6469, dated December 7, A1869.

` IMPRovLMENTlN FRUIT-carts.

` The Schedule referred to-'in these Letters` Patent and making part o'the same.

Toullwhom it may concern;

:Be "it known that I, A. J fMCMILIEMof Ravens wood`,in the county oi'Jackson, and State of West Virginia, have `invented, a new` and "usefulImprovement=in Fruit-Cans; andI do hereby declare' that the following isafnll, clear, and exact description thereof, which will'enable othersskilled inthe art to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawing, forming part 0f` this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cans, of

` tin, or other thin sheet-metal, for putting up fruit.

It consists inthe application of a strong strengthening-band or ,hoop atthe centre, between --the ends,

to prevent; the cans from collapsing, and adapted, also,

as a-Tegister to designate the name of any fruit which;

may be put into the can. v

Ilhe drawing represents 2mn-elevation of my im- 'Ais the can, made oftin, in the'nsual way, and B,

i the*strengthening-hoop, preferably "made of tin, and

wired or doubled over' at the edges, for strengthening it, and providedwith hoops ClY on each end, for connecting said ends by a staple, D,having a tendency to draw the hoop tightlyaround fthe can, when placedthereomlat the centre. y

`I do not, however, desire to limit myself to any particularfastening-devices, as any device that will draw the hoop snugly aroundthev can will accomplish my object1 which is to hold these hoops sosnuglyK around the cans as to prevent collapsing, which they are veryliable "to, when madeof large size, and of thin tin, in consequence ofthe vacuum formed within, when the fruit cools, and the steam and gasescondense. l.

These strong, rigid hoops prevent collapsing, by reason of resisting thetendency of the cans to iiatten, which they must do, to some extent,before they can collapse. p i r I also propose ,tov stamp the names ofall such Afruits as Vare put up ,inf cans, on these hoops,prel'erably ing alphabetical order, and apply the hoops 'so that'the name Aof thefruit in thecan will coincide wit-h the line E' of'- the seam of thecan, when it is placed' thereon,

ory any other distinguishing niark, to designate the kind of fruitcontained inthe can.

' Having thus described my' invention, I claim as new, and ydesire t0secure by Letters JPatent- 4 t As a new article of manufacture,fruit-cans, pro! vided with the strengthening-hoops 13, arranged forclampingl tightlyaround .the can, ,and provided with the lists of namestthe fruitsrior adjustment, relatively to the seam, or otherdistinguishing mark, all A snbstantiallyasv specified.

A. J. MCMILLEN Witnesses: y 1. C. M. WEST, G. A.` STAA'ls.'

